MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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